About The Cover

August 29, 2002

THE INSPIRATION

U2 The Joshua Tree

(10 million in sales)

THE PROCESS

Coach Howard Schnellenberger donned a hat and posed as The Edge in our studio with three of his players, QB Jared Allen (left), OL Dave Richards and DB Mauratae Johnson in profile. The coach said he had heard of U2 but couldn't really name a favorite song.

REVIEW

"The Joshua Tree is U2's most varied, subtle and accessible album, although it doesn't contain any sure-fire smash hits. But in its musical toughness and strong-willed spirituality, the album lives up to its namesake: a hardy, twisted tree that grows in the rocky deserts of the American Southwest."